Africa

By Mustapha Sumaila Abuja, Jan. 17, 2020 The African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) will top discussion as Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) is expected in London for the milestone investment summit. The bank’s Communication and External Relations Department made this known in a statement …

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja Friday for London to participate in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on Monday, January 20, 2020. Hosted by the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, the event, according to the organisers, is expected to bring together African leaders, international business chief executives and heads …

New York, January 10, 2020 Malawian authorities should drop the prosecution of three journalists who wanted to cover the return to the country on January 8 of a European Union electoral observer mission, but were instead detained for two hours at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, the capital, and charged with disorderly …

  The current debate over the Buhari government’s request to borrow additional $30bn (a substantial portion of which is likely to come from China), has revived debates not just about debt overhang in the country but also about whether China is using debt as a deliberate strategy  to take over …

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Jan. 10, 2020  MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Friday said its case with the Federal Government over alleged revenue indebtedness of N242.24 billion and $1.28 billion had been withdrawn. MTN Nigeria stated this in a regulatory filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) signed by its …

Vancouver, Canada, January 6, 2020 Authorities in Chad should release journalist Ali Hamata Achène, and stop pursuing criminal defamation and retaliatory cases against reporters, the Committee to Protect Journalists has said. Police arrested Achène, a reporter with the privately owned Dja FM radio station, in Mongo, the capital of Chad’s …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Jan. 8, 2020 Liverpool and Senegal star Sadio Mane and Nigeria and FC Barcelona Women forward Asisat Oshoala have picked up the top awards for African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year respectively. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both players were crowned …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Jan. 5, 2020(NAN)President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received President-elect of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Muhktar Embalo, and reiterated his desire for stability, peace, progress and prosperity in the West African sub-region. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in …

Priscilla Osaje Abuja, Jan. 3, 2020 Africa’s biggest blogger, Linda Ikeji, Nigerian screen diva Omotola Jalade- Ekeinde , Stephanie Okereke Linus, Yvonne Okoro and Osas Ighodaro were recognised by Style Rave, as the most beautiful women in Africa. Style Rave is a leading fashion and lifestyles platform, where fashion trends …

Johannesburg, Dec. 30, 2019 Zimbabwe is facing the worst hunger crisis in 10 years, a deputy director of the World Food Programme (WPF), who addressed the issue in the capital Harare, said on Monday. “More than half of the population of 14 million people is threatened by food insecurity,’’ deputy …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to let terrorists divide the country along religious lines, following execution of some Christians and Muslims by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). President Buhari said, in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity),: …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Dec. 26, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the government and people of Burkina Faso who suffered a terrorist attack that Nigeria and the West African sub-region would not abandon them to their fate. The president stated this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant …

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Abuja said instability in the State of Libya is a recurring threat to the Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa, expressing concern over the growing effect of the crisis on many lives. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with the President of Cote d’Ivoire, Dr Alhassan Quattara, on …

By Taiye Olayemi Lagos, Dec. 19, 2019 Top music acts, including Zlatan, Perruzi and Patoranking, are among celebrity artistes lined up to thrill guests at the 2019 Miss Africa pageant in Calabar, Cross Rivers State on December 27. Cross Rivers, the host state government, said in a statement that the …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 16, 2019/ The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a grant of $5 million to enable the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to scale up its outreach and impact to 1,000 select youth entrepreneurs. The grant follows the signing of a …

nes2 nes3 nes5 Nestlé has Tuesday reported significant progress in its efforts to tackle the issue of child labor in the cocoa communities of West Africa. Its latest ‘Tackling Child Labor’ report shows that it is possible to have a positive impact at scale. Providing education — for both children …

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the resolution of conflict situations in African countries remains a key component in the overall development of the continent. Speaking Wednesday during the opening session of the ongoing Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa, taking place in the Egyptian town, the …

The First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi has reiterated her call on government to declare a state of emergency on sexual violence in the country. Mrs Fayemi said such declaration would bring about the political will to fight the scourge adding that states that had passed the law …

By Ifeoma Aka Enugu, Dec.5, 2019 The first ever Pan African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life to reflect on the church as a beacon of hope for the continent on Thursday kicked off in Enugu, Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that no fewer than …

By Ismaila Chafe, Okon Okon Abuja, Dec. 4, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari says the stability of Liberia is a key part of his vision for peace, stability and prosperity in the West African sub-region. The President stated this when he received Ms Mawine Diggs, Special Envoy of President George Weah …

By Nicholas Obisike Enugu, Dec.1, 2019 Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday lost 3-1 to Pyramid Football Club of Egypt in the ongoing Confederation African Football (CAF) group stage match. Rangers took the lead in the 28th minute from Ibrahim Olawoyin but had Tope Olusesi red carded before …

It was for his ignorance of current security cooperation amongst states within the Lake Chad Region, that Dr Ona Ekhomu‎, President, Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON) issued a press statement criticizing Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum for equipping 150 Cameroonian vigilantes who have joined …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Dec. 1, 2019 Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Sunday went down to a 2-0 defeat against Moroccan side, Hassania Agadir in their CAF Confederation Cup Group D clash  at the Stade Al Inbiaâte. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Karim El Berkaoui opened …

Cape Town, Nov. 29, 2019 South Africa’s Parliament on Friday urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in efforts to stabilise the embattled South African Airways (SAA). Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism said in a statement that the country’s national carrier pleaded with the government to intervene. “As the peak Christmas …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday said that the Federal Government would soon commence the construction of the 600-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline which would move gas from the Southern part of the country to the North. The Nigerian leader, who disclosed this while addressing the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit …